A critical vulnerability uncovered in Real-Time Automation's (RTA) 499ES EtherNet/IP (ENIP) stack could open up the industrial control systems to remote attacks by adversaries. RTA's ENIP stack is one of the widely used industrial automation devices and is billed as the "standard for factory floor I/O applications in North America." "Successful exploitation of this … [Read more...] about Researchers Warn of Critical Flaw Affecting Industrial Automation Systems
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Critical Flaws Discovered in Popular Industrial Remote Access Systems
Cybersecurity researchers have found critical security flaws in two popular industrial remote access systems that can be exploited to ban access to industrial production floors, hack into company networks, tamper with data, and even steal sensitive business secrets. The flaws, discovered by Tel Aviv-based OTORIO, were identified in B&R Automation's SiteManager and … [Read more...] about Critical Flaws Discovered in Popular Industrial Remote Access Systems
APT Hackers Exploit Autodesk 3D Max Software for Industrial Espionage
It's one thing for APT groups to conduct cyber espionage to meet their own financial objectives. But it's an entirely different matter when they are used as "hackers for hire" by competing private companies to make away with confidential information.Bitdefender's Cyber Threat Intelligence Lab discovered yet another instance of an espionage attack targeting an unnamed … [Read more...] about APT Hackers Exploit Autodesk 3D Max Software for Industrial Espionage